Karnataka has descended into 'Jungle Raj' under CM, Deputy CM: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Sunday alleged that under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar, Karnataka has descended into "Jungle Raj" - where arrogance replaces accountability and intimidation replaces governance.
The Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly was targeting the Congress government over Shivakumar's statement on Saturday that the contractors cannot "threaten" the government, while assuring them an audience with the CM to address their concerns about clearing pending dues.
The Karnataka State Contractors Association (KSCA) representatives, who met the Deputy CM, said that the association would go ahead with its planned strike if pending bills worth Rs 33,000 crore are not substantially cleared in the next two months.
KSCA had recently written to Siddaramaiah alleging that commission for clearing payments in several departments under the current Congress government has "doubled" compared with the previous BJP regime.
"Jungle Raj in Karnataka! So now, in Karnataka, protesting for your rights is a threat to the government? When did asking for your rightful dues become threatening to the government?" Ashoka asked.
"Deputy CM D K Shivakumar has the audacity to say that contractors can't threaten the government - when all they are asking for is the release of Rs 33,000 crore in unpaid dues. When contractors are pushed to the brink, forced to strike because the government refuses to pay for completed works - that is not a threat. That is a cry for justice," he said in a post on 'X'.
"But in RahulGandhi's (Congress leader) pocket constitution, it seems citizens have no right to protest, no right to demand their dues, and no right to question corruption," he added.
Ashoka said, under Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, Karnataka has descended into Jungle Raj - where arrogance replaces accountability, and intimidation replaces governance.
"The so-called Karnataka Model has become a model of chaos, corruption, and collapse," he added.
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Fired from family business, nephew breaks into uncle's shops in Delhi; arrested
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Police has arrested a 22-year-old man who allegedly stole cash, a laptop and a mobile phone from his uncle's shop in Dwarka to take revenge after he was fired from the family business, officials said on Wednesday.
Piyush Tulswani, the accused, completed his Class 11 from Rajasthan's Pilani, after which he came back to live with his family, a senior police officer said.
His father, Kishan Tulswani, used to work as a sales manager at his uncle Jeetu's confectionery shops. After the death of his father, Piyush took up his position, the officer said.
Soon, Piyush started embezzling money from the shops, and was fired after Jeetu took note of the act, police said.
His mother also reprimanded him for embezzling money, after which Piyush left home and started living with his friend, the officer said.
Piyush hatched a plot to steal money from his uncle’s shops, which he knew well. Acting on his plan, he took his brother's scooter and broke open each shop, stealing cash, a laptop and a mobile phone.
On January 31, Jeetu reported the matter to police, accusing Piyush of committing burglaries at his shops located in Sector-18, Sector-11, Sector-12 and Sector-4, Dwarka, the officer said.
Jeetu also provided CCTV camera footage from the shops, in which Piyush could be seen breaking them open, he said.
Tracing his mobile phone locations to Safdarjang, Hauz Khas, Rajapuri and Dabri, police conducted several raids.
“He later switched off his phone to restrict access to his location,” the officer said.
On February 13, police received information that Piyush would come to the fruit mandi in Dabri around 9.30 am. Accordingly, a trap was laid, leading to the arrest of the accused, he said.
Initially, he did not confess to the crime, but when police showed him the CCTV clips, he admitted to committing the burglaries, the officer said.
